ته

R. Q. 1 تَهْتَهَةٌ تهته تهتهه تهتهة , [inf. n. of تَهْتَهَ,] i. q. لُكْنَةٌ [The having an impotence, or an impediment, or a difficulty, or barbarousness, or vitiousness, in speech ]: (K:) or [the having ] a distortion in the tongue, (TA,) like what is termed لُكْنَة: (S, TA:) accord. to Az, تَهْتَهَةٌ and هَتْهَتَةٌ signify the twisting, or distorting, of the tongue in speaking. (TA in art. هت.) ― -b2- And تَهْتَهَ signifies رَدَّدَ فِى البَاطِلِ, (K, TA,) or فى الأَبَاطِيلِ, (TA,) [app. meaning He repeated, or used repetitions, in uttering false, or vain, or unprofitable, sayings: but Golius and Freytag render it as meaning he applied himself to vain things. ]